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Reducing Red Tape To Put Patients First
Friday, 28 March 2025, 8:50 am | New Zealand Government
“We are committed to ensuring all New Zealanders can access timely, quality healthcare,” Mr Brown says. “Making our health system more efficient and enabling frontline workers to get on with their jobs will allow it to become more responsive to patient ... More >>
More Reliable, Resilient Supply Vessel Sought For Chatham Islands
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 3:05 pm | New Zealand Government
“Last year, the Government sought information from suppliers who are potentially interested in providing shipping services. This gave us a solid understanding of the market’s capability to service the Chatham Islands’ unique requirements.” More >>
Pharmac Listens To Patient Voice
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 1:44 pm | New Zealand Government
From today Pharmac will begin consulting on a proposal to fund two brands of oestradiol patches, Estradot and Estradiol TDP Mylan, from December 2025. More >>
Speech To KangaNews Debt Capital Markets Forum
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 1:42 pm | New Zealand Government
It’s a pleasure to be here with all of you – investors, financial institutions, and wholesale market participants who play a vital role in unlocking New Zealand’s economic future. More >>
Reducing Debt Financing Barriers For Community Housing Providers
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 1:35 pm | New Zealand Government
"The Government is moving to level the playing field between Kainga Ora and CHPs by establishing Crown lending facilities of up to $150 million for the Community Housing Funding Agency (CHFA)." More >>
Speech To The Property Council Residential Development Summit
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 12:06 pm | New Zealand Government
The National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land – or the NPS-HPL, was introduced by the last Government to protect New Zealand’s highly productive soils. This piece of national direction is intended to boost food security for both our ... More >>
Government To Support Greenfield Housing
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 11:56 am | New Zealand Government
The government’s National Infrastructure Funding and Financing Agency (NIFFCo) has been developing a pipeline of potential important greenfield projects, and the initial transactions are expected to be drawn from this pipeline. More >>
Regional Tourism Boosts Drive International Growth
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 11:48 am | New Zealand Government
Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston says the successful regional tourism organisations will receive a total of $3 million for short, sharp campaigns across regional New Zealand. More >>
Social Worker Legislation Strengthens Professional Oversight
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 11:11 am | New Zealand Government
Minister for Social Development and Employment Louise Upston says the Social Workers Registration Amendment Bill, which passed its third reading, puts safety at the forefront. More >>
Cuts To Consultant, Contractor Spend Exceed Target
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 11:06 am | New Zealand Government
Public Service Commission data released today shows the size of the core public service workforce decreased 4 percent in the 12 months to December 2024. At the end of December there were 62,968 public servants (FTEs), compared with 65,699 in December 2023. More >>
Funding Limit Change Win For Mental Health Sector
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 10:34 am | New Zealand Government
“We have a responsibility as a government to look at every option we can to ensure New Zealanders have timely access to mental health support where & when they need it. They have a Government that will leave no stone unturned in the pursuit of this ... More >>
Attendance Rates Rising But Not Good Enough
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 10:10 am | New Zealand Government
In Term 4 of 2024 58.1 per cent of students attended school regularly, an increase of 5.1 percentage points from 53 per cent in Term 4 of 2023. Attendance rates across all equity index groups increased from 2023 to 2024. More >>
Government Unlocks Export Growth Opportunities For New Zealand Dairy Businesses
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 8:44 am | New Zealand Government
New Zealand currently administers dairy export quotas for the Dominican Republic, the European Union, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. More >>
Legislation Supports Continued Safe Operation Of Clubs And Ranges
Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 8:06 pm | New Zealand Government
This is an important step towards modernising our firearms laws and ensuring shooting clubs and ranges are fairly regulated in a manner that supports public safety. More >>
Unlocking Data To Increase Competition And Choice
Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 6:25 pm | New Zealand Government
This is a monumental step for Kiwi consumers. It sets up the framework to give them greater ownership of their data, and more power and ease when it comes to shopping around for the best deal on utilities and other essential services. More >>
Chris Bishop - Speech To Project Auckland Luncheon
Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 1:05 pm | New Zealand Government
Auckland is critical to New Zealand’s future. We are not going to be successful in growing our economy if we don’t think carefully about how we enable Auckland, as our largest and most important city, to grow and thrive. More >>
Real Consequences For Crime Restored
Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 12:30 pm | New Zealand Government
“This is a significant milestone in this Government’s mission to restore law and order. It signals to victims that they deserve justice, and that they are our priority.” More >>
Targeted Support When Relocating For Work
Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 11:46 am | New Zealand Government
The Relocate for Work Support payment will be available from 31 March for people on a benefit who can’t find a job where they currently live and need support to move to another location where they have found a job. More >>
New Fines For Fisheries Offences Come Into Force
Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 11:27 am | New Zealand Government
“The new infringement offences mean Fishery Officers will be able to issue fines that are more proportionate to the level of offending, removing unnecessary cost and burden on the court system.” More >>
Safer Roads Through Roadside Drug Driver Tests
Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 9:45 am | New Zealand Government
“The Government’s road safety strategy targets the highest contributing factors to fatal road crashes. The new roadside testing regime will be a key road safety tool because it will allow Police to better detect and deter drug-impaired drivers." More >>
